Tariq Trotter
Acting
Biography
Tariq Luqmaan Trotter, better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper and the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group, The Roots, as well as an occasional actor.
Also known as
Tariq · Black Thought · Tariq L. Trotter
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Known For
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 · TV
7.2
Men in Black
1997 · Movie
7.6
The Deuce
2017 · TV
3.5
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022 · TV
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 · Movie
5.2
Angry Birds Mystery Island
2024 · TV
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Movie
6.3
Bamboozled
2000 · Movie
6.8
Get On Up
2014 · Movie
6.8
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Movie
7.5
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019 · TV
Filmography
2026
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
Movie · Self (voice)
8.3
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · Self
6.8
2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Movie · Self
6.0
2024
Angry Birds Mystery Island
TV · Bat-Bat (voice)
5.2
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Movie · Self
9.0
2022
Rise Up, Sing Out
TV
3.5
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
Movie · H.A.W.K. Smooth
7.6
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Movie · Self
6.5
2021
Rap Mentors
TV · Self
0.0
2021
Waiting for Godot
Movie · Pozzo
3.0
2021
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Movie · Self
6.0
2020
Between the World and Me
Movie · Self
7.9
2020
My Name Is Pedro
Movie · Self
10.0
2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
TV · Self
7.5
2018
Bread EP Short Film
Movie · Himself (Voice)
0.0
2018
Random Acts of Flyness
TV · Himself
4.2
2018
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
Movie · Damar Varnish
2.0
2017
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Movie · Self
0.0
2017
The Deuce
TV · Reggie Love
7.6
2017
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
Movie · Self
7.0
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie · The Roots
6.6
2016
Stealing Cars
Movie · Lionel McWorthers
6.2
2015
Brotherly Love
Movie · Barbershop Patron
7.0
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV · Damar Varnish
7.1